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in the three days before the debate, president obama led mitt romney by five points. in the three days after the debate, obama and romney were typed according to gallup. the seven-day tracking poll that includes three debate days and four post-debate days has the race at 50-45 obama. to help us sort it out let's welcome back nate. today he wrote about romney's bounce and how long it might last. nate, thank god we have you here. my head is spinning trying to sort through it. let me lay it out for everybody and you can interpret it. gat will you please released yesterday three days of polls after the debate and said we have a tied race. gallup has a seven-day average that shows bahaobama gaining a t and losing a point. we have that, and then on the other end we have just before the show came on today, the daily coast and the sciu liberal groups say they have a poll coming out tomorrow that puts romney ahead. i got no idea. you tell us, where does this race stand right now? >> it's a little complicated, but keep in mind how the trackers work. when they add a new day of i
in the three days before the debate, president obama led mitt romney by five points. in the three days after the debate, obama and romney were typed according to gallup. the seven-day tracking poll that includes three debate days and four post-debate days has the race at 50-45 obama. to help us sort it out let's welcome back nate. today he wrote about romney's bounce and how long it might last. nate, thank god we have you here. my head is spinning trying to sort through it. let me lay it out...
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president obama launching a full-scale all-out campaign push after debating mitt romney. starting tomorrow, the president begins a two-day six-state barn storm. he tried to build on the debate again, criticizing governor romney for moves to the middle. >> we've come up with a name for this condition. it's called romnesia. we had a severe outbreak last night. it was at least stage three romnesia. >> but the strategy last night, stay strong, sharp and relentless. the commander in chief brought a bayonet to a foreign policy knife fight. >> your strategy previously has been one that's been all over the map. i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy. you mentioned the navy for example and we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. governor, we have fewer horses and bayonets. the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships. it is what are our capables? >> those were cheap shots that he took at mitt romney last night. i think you should treat your opponent with some respect, especially if you're the president of the united states
president obama launching a full-scale all-out campaign push after debating mitt romney. starting tomorrow, the president begins a two-day six-state barn storm. he tried to build on the debate again, criticizing governor romney for moves to the middle. >> we've come up with a name for this condition. it's called romnesia. we had a severe outbreak last night. it was at least stage three romnesia. >> but the strategy last night, stay strong, sharp and relentless. the commander in...
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when hillary clinton and barack obama debated each other, you may recall they were debating each other all the way through the middle of june before the election. for those people to think that these primaries are bad, it worked well for barack obama and the democratic party in '08. i happened to believe in primaries and rigorous debates and primaries and with this president, his numbers are completely upside down. his numbers are upside down in california, massachusetts and new jersey let alone in primary states or battle ground states like florida and ohio. look, if a rigorous debate is all they can talk about while their numbers are in the toilet. i like where we are sitting. >> i bet you do. turning to the debt reduction plan. in the "washington post" this weekend, it was titled a debt plan going nowhere. they blame your party for the role in obstructing the negotiations. they are determined to stomp on your tos and people convinced that the stomp suggest to the extent that they can get away with it is the route to reelection. she is right. being obstructive in government may well
when hillary clinton and barack obama debated each other, you may recall they were debating each other all the way through the middle of june before the election. for those people to think that these primaries are bad, it worked well for barack obama and the democratic party in '08. i happened to believe in primaries and rigorous debates and primaries and with this president, his numbers are completely upside down. his numbers are upside down in california, massachusetts and new jersey let...
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a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the faceoff on muslim extremists. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical threat, you said russia. what we need to do with respect
a cnn orc international poll called the debate closer, with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four...
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it shows mitt romney debating an empty chair. >>> president obama continues be on his fundraising swing through california looking to capitalize on friday's good economic news. september unemployment rate released on friday dipped to 7.8%, the lowest of his presidency. and new fundraising numbers show the obama campaign is coming off its best month of the year raising $181 million in september. at a fundraising concert last night in los angeles the president added to his campaign coiffers. after thanking the stars for the performance, the president commented on his own performance. >> everybody here is incredible professionals, such great friends. they performed flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> before that event the president joined former president bill clinton at the beverly hills home of jeffrey castenberg. a private meeting with democratic donors. he ended the night with 150 supporters who paid $25,000 each to dine with the president. >>> ven nez wail len president hugo chavez has won a third term in the contest that threatened his 14-year rule. he was
it shows mitt romney debating an empty chair. >>> president obama continues be on his fundraising swing through california looking to capitalize on friday's good economic news. september unemployment rate released on friday dipped to 7.8%, the lowest of his presidency. and new fundraising numbers show the obama campaign is coming off its best month of the year raising $181 million in september. at a fundraising concert last night in los angeles the president added to his campaign...
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this poll covers the four days since the debate, and it has romney pulling even with president obama among registered voters, 46% even. four weeks ago pew had obama up by nine among registered voters, so this has been a huge shift in the pew poll. the move in the pew poll towards romney is greater among likely voters. romney is surging ahead to 49%. four weeks ago obama led among likely voters by eight. now to the latest gallup tracking poll which covers the last seven days. gallup has president obama back in the lead at 50 to 45. what a difference from the other poll. that's exactly where the race stood before the debate. romney had surged in the tracking poll. the two candidates were actually tied in the three days immediately after the debate, but the president seems to have wiped out romney's gains in the gallup poll. joining me right now are howard fineman, editorial director of the "huffington post," and the honorable michael nutter, mayor of philadelphia and presidential surrogate in this tough campaign. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. always go to the elected official fi
this poll covers the four days since the debate, and it has romney pulling even with president obama among registered voters, 46% even. four weeks ago pew had obama up by nine among registered voters, so this has been a huge shift in the pew poll. the move in the pew poll towards romney is greater among likely voters. romney is surging ahead to 49%. four weeks ago obama led among likely voters by eight. now to the latest gallup tracking poll which covers the last seven days. gallup has...
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>> president obama, it was no be doubt, got hurt by the first debate performance. we saw mitt romney's momentum, and the question is the two weeks mitt romney took off, was he taking off because he got a second look from voters? that guy isn't the person and the character in the ads i see, and he can get things do. was his momentum due to the fact they were disappointed by president obama's performance in the first debate. if it's the former, i think we'll have a close contest. if it is the latter, there is a chance for president obama to rebound and get back to those highs that we saw in the september after the democratic convention. >> after two debates, though, isn't the former less likely? >> you just don't know. the thing is i think we've been surprised by all the different debates, but we have one debate left. as we've seen, this should be on president obama's turf, foreign policy. mitt romney can't talk about the economy, the things that he wants to talk about, but then again, this issue of libya will come up once again. we'll see if mitt romney has a better
>> president obama, it was no be doubt, got hurt by the first debate performance. we saw mitt romney's momentum, and the question is the two weeks mitt romney took off, was he taking off because he got a second look from voters? that guy isn't the person and the character in the ads i see, and he can get things do. was his momentum due to the fact they were disappointed by president obama's performance in the first debate. if it's the former, i think we'll have a close contest. if it is...
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. >>> foreign exchange, third debate between president obama and mitt romney. packed a punch. the biggest bellwether of the night might be a back and forth, not over the middle east, china or europe but ohio. a battle over the buckeye state was one of the few topics that pushed romney to engage the president and ohio's one of seven battleground states. we'll show you where you'll see the candidates nonstop. one state not on the list anymore, nevada. find out why the silver state may be gold for the president's electoral vote. good morning from lynn university in boca raton, florida. two weeks until election day. let me repeat, it's two weeks until election day, and also october 23, 2012, this is "the daily rundown" and i'm chucked to. let's get to first reads. the third and final debate between president obama and mitt romney was a study in contrast. but it wasn't contrast on the debate itself. an aggressive president acting like a candidate with more to prove and a risk averse romney playing prevent defense, aiming to do no harm. president gamed arm with zingers trying to dis
. >>> foreign exchange, third debate between president obama and mitt romney. packed a punch. the biggest bellwether of the night might be a back and forth, not over the middle east, china or europe but ohio. a battle over the buckeye state was one of the few topics that pushed romney to engage the president and ohio's one of seven battleground states. we'll show you where you'll see the candidates nonstop. one state not on the list anymore, nevada. find out why the silver state may be...
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joe biden, out debated barack obama in every single debate back in 2008. every single debate. chris dodd, joe biden, hillary clinton just ran circles around him and people get -- at some point you just have to say because he doesn't have his -- i mean, as great of a grasp on the issues as the people he's debating. >> that's sobering but true. i believe it's the professor versus -- >> how can you be president of the united states, mark halperin and not have these basic answers? >> well, it's more the format i think than not having the answers. he spent a lot of the evening going after mitt romney for things that he thinks he can win the election on like taxes and medicare. it wasn't like he never responded to him. >> isn't the format in washington that you get in a room with someone and you go at it and try and figure it out? >> and that's what we're asking. has he been too isolated? listen, we talked to him -- the guy is brilliant. he really is. but has he become so isolated there's not the back and forth with even democratic leadership? because the democr
joe biden, out debated barack obama in every single debate back in 2008. every single debate. chris dodd, joe biden, hillary clinton just ran circles around him and people get -- at some point you just have to say because he doesn't have his -- i mean, as great of a grasp on the issues as the people he's debating. >> that's sobering but true. i believe it's the professor versus -- >> how can you be president of the united states, mark halperin and not have these basic answers?...
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ultimately the polls show that obama won this debate. he seemed strong. he seemed confident. mitt romney didn't really have anything to add. >> the cnn poll who won the debate, the president 48%, the cbs poll uncommitted voters who won the debate, 53%. let me bring you back. i want to play what senator rob portman said on "morning joe" when he was on the spot why -- even though the gap is closing in ohio, why hasn't his economic message sealed the deal in that state. >> most people in ohio that i've met and i've spent some time there really credit the president for the auto bailout and the fact that you have the chevy cruise being built there from seat covers to assembly. >> we're really happy in ohio the auto industry is making a comeback, but ohio voters will be really surprised when they learn it was barack obama who took them through bankruptcy. >> this was a big moment in the debate last night. the auto bailout. i don't know how at this point you can continue to fact check. we know the facts of what happened. we know the op-ed that was written by governor romney. what do
ultimately the polls show that obama won this debate. he seemed strong. he seemed confident. mitt romney didn't really have anything to add. >> the cnn poll who won the debate, the president 48%, the cbs poll uncommitted voters who won the debate, 53%. let me bring you back. i want to play what senator rob portman said on "morning joe" when he was on the spot why -- even though the gap is closing in ohio, why hasn't his economic message sealed the deal in that state. >>...
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clearly obama won the debate. that doesn't mean he's going to necessarily win the election -- >> nobody is suggesting that. >> there's an important point people need to focus on. when obama lost the first debate, all of us on the left conceded he lost. then when obama won the debate clearly last night, the game that the republicans are playing is to pretend that romney did well, pass the bar, had a good night so they prevent that narrative from being written. and this is a game that republicans played in 2000 when karl rove suggested that george bush would win over 300 electoral votes. it's a game john mccain played in 2008 when he suggested he could come close in pennsylvania when he lost by ten points. this is a game that is intended to create the illusion of momentum that romney has, but as all the polling data is showing right now, obama is in the driver's seat. you move nevada into his column, there's six states left. obama only has to win one-third of those states and he's ahead in most of the states. obama
clearly obama won the debate. that doesn't mean he's going to necessarily win the election -- >> nobody is suggesting that. >> there's an important point people need to focus on. when obama lost the first debate, all of us on the left conceded he lost. then when obama won the debate clearly last night, the game that the republicans are playing is to pretend that romney did well, pass the bar, had a good night so they prevent that narrative from being written. and this is a game that...
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to play him with president obama? >> oh, andrea, i'm -- you know, i'm just going to listen to what he's saying but i'm not going to talk much about that process. i think it's better left to the candidates to resolve when they actually debate. >> well, the romney team, beth myers put out a memo really lowering or trying to lower expectations saying that president obama is such a great communicator, such a great debater, that -- >> yeah. >> had all this experience one on one, that mitt romney has only had -- no experience debating one on one because he was only in the republican primary debates. do you buy that? >> oh, please. please, please, please. give me 20 breaks. not just one. mitt romney debated against ted kennedy back in the '90s. he debated one on one when he ran for governor. he probably turned his campaign around when he ran for governor and won the governorship because of what happened in that debate. and listen to the republicans, don't listen to me because nobody's -- i'm, obviously, partisan. but just th
to play him with president obama? >> oh, andrea, i'm -- you know, i'm just going to listen to what he's saying but i'm not going to talk much about that process. i think it's better left to the candidates to resolve when they actually debate. >> well, the romney team, beth myers put out a memo really lowering or trying to lower expectations saying that president obama is such a great communicator, such a great debater, that -- >> yeah. >> had all this experience one on...
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i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in terms of changing votes i think what the romney campaign did was very smart because all the walk backs, they're viewed by a million people. last night was viewed by 50 million people. >> howard, i think what you're seeing today in the aftermath of this debate is the president trying to make the walk backs and romnesia a character issue to undermine any belief that americans may have, okay. i can trust this guy that's not an elite plutocrat. >> the president has been making that since the first debate and it's not clear it's working all that effectively. when people are watching the debate you have 50 million people watching in real time making assessments about the candidates for themselves. if they're watching ads or reading the newspapers that's a different way they're judging the candidates. sometimes people are more interested in looking with their own eyes and listening with their ears than reading a newspaper or what someone else says about a candidate. this is so far we were
i thought president obama won the debate dramatically on points. in terms of changing votes i think what the romney campaign did was very smart because all the walk backs, they're viewed by a million people. last night was viewed by 50 million people. >> howard, i think what you're seeing today in the aftermath of this debate is the president trying to make the walk backs and romnesia a character issue to undermine any belief that americans may have, okay. i can trust this guy that's not...
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because they know obama won. >> mitt romney's best debate ever. >> how many thought obama won the debate? sorry. all right. >> well, i'm not even going to ask. of course, because, yeah. it's fine. >> okay. >> why don't we talk about the debate last night? what did you think? >> i thought that both. i think mitt romney got through it. got through it. >> right. >> he got through it. and he looked pained at times, and i think the president was strategically very smart in terms of his approach. i think we're going to disagree on this. >> i think we are too. but richard haass is here, and richard was saying before that both wanted to -- they both had their objectives going into this debate. and richard, the president of council on foreign relations -- >> also of a forthcoming book. >> also of a forthcoming book. you believed that both candidates got what they needed out of the debate last night. what did you mean? >> the president came through as a strong and knowledgeable commander in chief on top of the issues after struggling with them for four years. and mitt romney had a different missio
because they know obama won. >> mitt romney's best debate ever. >> how many thought obama won the debate? sorry. all right. >> well, i'm not even going to ask. of course, because, yeah. it's fine. >> okay. >> why don't we talk about the debate last night? what did you think? >> i thought that both. i think mitt romney got through it. got through it. >> right. >> he got through it. and he looked pained at times, and i think the president was...
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now, president obama is a good debater. i think generally what governor kritty was saying is when the stakes are this high in an election like this, when you have -- when you've added $5 trillion in debt and we have the worst economy since the great depression and now we're seeing our foreign policy collapse around the world, they tend to be independent voters anyway and they tend to focus on the debate. the debates are significant, and i would agree with that? is it pretty clear that if governor romney is writing op-eds 48 hours before that's supposed to be about economy and domestic policy that he's trying to send a signal to jim laird that he wants libya brought up? >> i don't think he's going to mind if libya's brought up. it's a collapse of our foreign policy. really what we're seeing -- >> you say a collapse of foreign policy. well, go ahead. finish your tlans and then i want to talk about that for a minute. >> sure. i think it's going to be a domestic policy debate. i'm sure romney's main message is going to be, look
now, president obama is a good debater. i think generally what governor kritty was saying is when the stakes are this high in an election like this, when you have -- when you've added $5 trillion in debt and we have the worst economy since the great depression and now we're seeing our foreign policy collapse around the world, they tend to be independent voters anyway and they tend to focus on the debate. the debates are significant, and i would agree with that? is it pretty clear that if...
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a cbs flash poll of uncommitted voters found that 53% said that president obama won tonight's debate. 23% said mitt romney won tonight's debate and 24% scored it as a tie. lawrence o'donnell is in the spin room with john kerry whose twitter feed has become way more interesting. lawrence? >> thank, rachel. you played mitt romney in the debate prep. when you were playing mitt romney, did you say we are going to be out of afghanistan by 2014? >> no. >> why didn't you say that? >> because mitt romney hasn't said it and he's never said it. i mean, my head is dizzy tonight trying to follow mitt romney. >> you were shocked when you heard him say it again. >> i was. because weeks ago mitt romney said, i'm going to listen to the generals. you made a mistake, mr. president, to set a date certain. you never should have announced it and now tonight he agrees. this is a man -- i have to tell you, tonight we saw a commander in chief and a candidate in total confusion who is -- if you're leaders in the world, you're scratching your head tonight saying, how could the american people possibly elect a
a cbs flash poll of uncommitted voters found that 53% said that president obama won tonight's debate. 23% said mitt romney won tonight's debate and 24% scored it as a tie. lawrence o'donnell is in the spin room with john kerry whose twitter feed has become way more interesting. lawrence? >> thank, rachel. you played mitt romney in the debate prep. when you were playing mitt romney, did you say we are going to be out of afghanistan by 2014? >> no. >> why didn't you say that?...
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you have a town hall debate coming up for president obama and mitt romney. i think that may be a good format for president since he's good at engaging with people. >> what people are saying and particularly on the trail with mitt romney is they see him energized an a different mitt romney since that debate performance. showing the compassionate side and showing that touing video of him, at campaign stops and didn't air in prime time with the empty chair and telling more stories like this. >> there's billy holt. he came to my event. touched my heart to see him there. pushed the wheelchair forward and he came up and i put my arm on his shoulder and whispered in his ear. i said, billy, i love you and god bless you. i got a call that he died the next day. >> perry, this is something that the campaign always said that mitt romney was not comfortable talking about. these kinds of very personal things but is it effective? >> i thought in the debate it was very effective when he personalized things and talked about families he met and people he met an dong it on the
you have a town hall debate coming up for president obama and mitt romney. i think that may be a good format for president since he's good at engaging with people. >> what people are saying and particularly on the trail with mitt romney is they see him energized an a different mitt romney since that debate performance. showing the compassionate side and showing that touing video of him, at campaign stops and didn't air in prime time with the empty chair and telling more stories like this....
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a big night for obama. how many of you thought that president obama won the debate? won debate. you think it was a draw? >> i believe it was a draw. >> did anybody think mitt romney won the debate? not at all. we also have some deciders from this undecided group. matt you say you're going to vote for president obama. why? >> i saw the president is decisive when he spoke about his actions against bin laden. he made that decision. he knows what he's doing and he had to go against some of his cabinet. >> you were in new york on 9/11. >> his comments about the young lady who was four and is now 14. >> you were firmly for mitt romney even though you thought he lost. >> i thought obama did a great job but i felt very, it was very interesting to see romney's views on still bringing in the economy with foreign issues. >> because the economy is very important. there's a big unemployment rate. everybody knows somebody who has been hit by the foreclosure crisis. jane, you came in leaning for romney. you're leaving leaning for the president. >> right. >> what happened? >> i was impressed by
a big night for obama. how many of you thought that president obama won the debate? won debate. you think it was a draw? >> i believe it was a draw. >> did anybody think mitt romney won the debate? not at all. we also have some deciders from this undecided group. matt you say you're going to vote for president obama. why? >> i saw the president is decisive when he spoke about his actions against bin laden. he made that decision. he knows what he's doing and he had to go...
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is the obama administration pushing too hard to show mubarak the door? plus what are we to make of the muslim brotherhood who is angling to step into the breach over there? is it just waiting for its moment to seize control and short-circuit the democratic process. bad news, good news. the economy only created 36,000 new jobs but the unemployment rate dropped from 9.4% to 9%. that number may be more important for president obama because that's the number that the public pays attention to. i think he needs to get the number down to 8 in order to win reelection. i have been saying this is the oshkosh election. sunday's super bowl has the same theme. pittsburgh versus green bay. politics and the super bowl later in the show. let me finish with a major american president born 100 years ago this sunday. we start with egypt. joining me from cairo is nbc news ron allen. ron, i guess the best question is what happened today in this ongoing saga? >> reporter: we have been asking ourselves that question today. chris, what does all this mean? where are we now? the
is the obama administration pushing too hard to show mubarak the door? plus what are we to make of the muslim brotherhood who is angling to step into the breach over there? is it just waiting for its moment to seize control and short-circuit the democratic process. bad news, good news. the economy only created 36,000 new jobs but the unemployment rate dropped from 9.4% to 9%. that number may be more important for president obama because that's the number that the public pays attention to. i...
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>> ever since mitt romney called out big bird by name at last week's presidential debate, president obama's campaign has been having a lot of fun with it. at a san francisco fund-raiser last night, president obama himself once again drew attention to mr. romney's plan to cut government funding for pbs. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban. he's driving for the border. oscar is hiding out in his trash can. we're cracking down on them. governor romney's plan is to let wall street run wild again but he's going to bring the hammer down on sesame street. >> the obama campaign now featuring big bird in a new tv ad out this morning. this is from the obama campaign. >> i'm barack obama, i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, dennis kozlowski, criminals, gluttons of greed and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall
>> ever since mitt romney called out big bird by name at last week's presidential debate, president obama's campaign has been having a lot of fun with it. at a san francisco fund-raiser last night, president obama himself once again drew attention to mr. romney's plan to cut government funding for pbs. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban. he's driving for the...
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up, candidate obama promised to get us away from the '60s culture. as president, he set off a bigger debate about what kind of country we want to be. that's ahead. that five-finger bond that communicates trust... honor... follow-through... and follow-up. it's a promise that says go ahead and buy a ram 1500 without a payment for 60 days. and if it doesn't do everything you ask it to do... bring it back. ♪ ram. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a new liquid gel. new zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> this ain't your father's republican party. this is the republican tea party. what they are going to find out is the choices are pretty stark. they are going to go out there and look at a decent man, he is a decent man, the best i know him. they are going to look at sharron angle. they are going to look at what the republican party is offering. they are offering more of the past, but on steroids. >>> welcome back to "hardball." that
up, candidate obama promised to get us away from the '60s culture. as president, he set off a bigger debate about what kind of country we want to be. that's ahead. that five-finger bond that communicates trust... honor... follow-through... and follow-up. it's a promise that says go ahead and buy a ram 1500 without a payment for 60 days. and if it doesn't do everything you ask it to do... bring it back. ♪ ram. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now...
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barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger with the incumbent. the problem, though, is i think what susan pointed out and dana pointed out is that we really don't know who mitt romney is. so the question is which mitt romney will appear on the debate stage? and that will determine whether people will believe whatever candidate shows up at that time. >> all right. dana, real fast, though, president obama has a lot on his agenda. starting tomorrow, he's going to be here in new york city. and what's on the schedule is this high-stakes speech before the u.n. nbc's first read is calling it the president's do
barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger...
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"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> president obama looks to counter his poor debate performance last week by highlighting two numbers that democrats hope will give a boost to the campaign. one is the 7.8% unemployment rate and the other is a $181 million fundraising haul. the question is which candidate has the momentum? >>> hugo chavez wins re-election to a third term in venezuela. the question is, will the next 6 years of a chavez presidency look any diffe
"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> president obama looks to counter his poor debate performance last week by highlighting two numbers that democrats hope will give a boost to the campaign. one is the 7.8% unemployment rate and the other is a $181 million fundraising haul. the question is which candidate has the momentum? >>> hugo chavez wins re-election to a third term in venezuela. the question is, will the next 6 years of a chavez presidency...
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two debates between president obama and mitt romney. >> in terms of thursday's debate, did the president's performance at all during that make the vp debate more vitticcal? critical? >> increased pressure on joe biden. for democrats to get in a very good performance and you ent up looking, paul rye sn a very well-spoken person, although this is going to be his first debate on a stage like this. joe biden has done this many times before. he actually might have a little advantage. as we all know sometimes joe biden is saying things that actually draw attention. so i do think that this is going to be a must-see debate for the country, and, of course, the obama campaign is hoping for a little better performance. >> very gracious way to talk about things that the vice president said in the past. mark murray, thank you very much. >> thanks, alex. >>> in this week's office politic, christy todd whitman, first to defeat an uncome bent governor in an election. today new jersey's only female governor. talks chris christie and her role about bringing a very famous dog to the white house. first we tal
two debates between president obama and mitt romney. >> in terms of thursday's debate, did the president's performance at all during that make the vp debate more vitticcal? critical? >> increased pressure on joe biden. for democrats to get in a very good performance and you ent up looking, paul rye sn a very well-spoken person, although this is going to be his first debate on a stage like this. joe biden has done this many times before. he actually might have a little advantage. as...
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and a perfect example is the debate we're having on taxes right now. i have said that middle class families need tax relief right now. and i'm prepared to work on a bill and sign a bill this month that would ensure that middle class families get tax relief. 97% of americans make less than $250,000 a year, $250,000 a year or less. and i'm saying, we can give those families, 97% permanent tax relief. and, by the way, for those who make more than $250,000, they'd still get tax relief on the first $250,000, they just wouldn't get it for income above that. now, that seems like a common sense thing to do. and what i've got is the republicans holding middle class tax relief hostage because they're insisting we've got to give tax relief to millionaires and billionairs to the tune of about $100,000 per millionaire. which would cost, over the course of ten years, $700 billion. economists say it's probably the worst way to stimulate the economy. that doesn't make sense. that's an xwaexample of what th election is all about. if you want the same kinds of skewed po
and a perfect example is the debate we're having on taxes right now. i have said that middle class families need tax relief right now. and i'm prepared to work on a bill and sign a bill this month that would ensure that middle class families get tax relief. 97% of americans make less than $250,000 a year, $250,000 a year or less. and i'm saying, we can give those families, 97% permanent tax relief. and, by the way, for those who make more than $250,000, they'd still get tax relief on the first...
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and he was so upset watching the debate he wanted to take a swing at president obama. it caused a big controversy. at the end of last night's debate, it was captured on video. we might show it here. he actually went up to obama, and it was an interesting moment where he has his arm around obama and they're exchanging words and they're pleasant. the speculation is so kind of apology to obama there. what sticks out, there's mitt romney standing there sort of watching the whole thing. i can remember it's like the father who walks his kid over to the youth baseball coach and makes him apologize for staring at him or something. that was the dynamic i was picking up. what did you make of that? >> it had that feel to it, and the fact that romney's son made the overture, the hand around the back, short of a lip reader, it had all the physical trappings of the apology and the president whispering in his ear something to the effect of, listen, kid, we all lose our temper. >> don't sweat it. >> it had that feel to it. >> next time we'll bring in a lip reader, too. >> up next the
and he was so upset watching the debate he wanted to take a swing at president obama. it caused a big controversy. at the end of last night's debate, it was captured on video. we might show it here. he actually went up to obama, and it was an interesting moment where he has his arm around obama and they're exchanging words and they're pleasant. the speculation is so kind of apology to obama there. what sticks out, there's mitt romney standing there sort of watching the whole thing. i can...
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the opponents of obama care during the obama care debate went on and on about how if this happens and that happens, you're going to have the equivalent of death panels. well, if we don't go through with obama care, there will be death without panels. >> well, jonathan, this has got to renew the discussion about repealing obama care, and you made a very direct point on all of this, but where does this go from here in the campaign? what do you think -- i mean, why aren't the obama people just embracing this super pac, because it tells the very truth about what happens to people when they lose their jobs in this country. >> they don't need to embrace this ad and get into a big fight about whether they were calling mitt romney a murderer or whatever. they need to move on to a debate about the main issue, which is obama care. and they can bring death into the conversation and say, no, we're not calling mitt romney a murderer, what we are saying is that if he's elected president, a lot of people will die. those are two slightly different but related issues. and to get off of bain, get off o
the opponents of obama care during the obama care debate went on and on about how if this happens and that happens, you're going to have the equivalent of death panels. well, if we don't go through with obama care, there will be death without panels. >> well, jonathan, this has got to renew the discussion about repealing obama care, and you made a very direct point on all of this, but where does this go from here in the campaign? what do you think -- i mean, why aren't the obama people...
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. >> senator durbin wentn to discuss president obama's jobs bill saying debate on that measure could begin this week, but he does not expect a vote on that bill until october. the president says he will not pay for spending cuts raising taxes on the wealthy. he's not going to allow the budget to be cut without raising taxes on the wealthy. he will veto anything that comes to his desk suggesting that. we turn now to the race for 2012. new numbers show texas governor rick perry holds a commanding lead over his rivals. according to new data, perry tops the field with 23%. that's among likely republican primary voters. mitt romney is second at 16%. newt gingrich and michele bachmann tied at third with 7%. the same voters were asked if they're satisfied with the current field. 43%, yes. 50%, half of republican primary voters, say they want more choice. some disappointing news for president obama, whose approval rating now stands at an all-time low in this poll. 43% for the president there. while some frustrated democrats and former vice president cheney discussed a possible primary challe
. >> senator durbin wentn to discuss president obama's jobs bill saying debate on that measure could begin this week, but he does not expect a vote on that bill until october. the president says he will not pay for spending cuts raising taxes on the wealthy. he's not going to allow the budget to be cut without raising taxes on the wealthy. he will veto anything that comes to his desk suggesting that. we turn now to the race for 2012. new numbers show texas governor rick perry holds a...
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president obama is urging leaders to hold their fire over the recommendations saying, "tough choices are going to be necessary to tame the deficit that is soared to more than $1 trillion a year. still, the proposals are not binding. the plan needs to garner the votes of 14 of the 18 members in the commission to even trigger votes in the house and the senate. this is only the beginning. but it's already stirring up some trouble. speaking just a few hours ago, today's g-20 summit in seoul, president obama said the united states and china are making progress on negotiations to tackle sensitive issues like the openness of the chinese economy and reforming that country's currency. but earlier in a sharp setback, the president said the u.s. and south korea had failed to reach an agreement on a free trade deal although he said they will continue negotiations. this morning obama pro diktprede summit would be successful to grow the economy. >> i don't think you'll get any objection to their belief that if the u.s. isn't growing, that's not good for the rest of the world. it also doesn't negat
president obama is urging leaders to hold their fire over the recommendations saying, "tough choices are going to be necessary to tame the deficit that is soared to more than $1 trillion a year. still, the proposals are not binding. the plan needs to garner the votes of 14 of the 18 members in the commission to even trigger votes in the house and the senate. this is only the beginning. but it's already stirring up some trouble. speaking just a few hours ago, today's g-20 summit in seoul,...
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president obama hunts for cash in california and jokes about his underwhelming performance in the debate. >> everybody here is incredible professionals, great friends. they perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. [ laughter ] >> snl agrees. >> excuse me, governor. mr. president -- >> i'm sorry. yeah? what's up? >> governor romney just said he killed osama bin laden. would you care to respond? >> no. you two go ahead. >> will joe biden have to prove he's tougher? >> we think he'll come at me like a can bonn ball. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell. mitt romney is trying to turn the momentum from his debate performance into a political tidal wave. stinging to swing state spots including today's foreign policy speech containing attacks on the president's record. during the daily fix, chris. this was mitt romney going after president obama saying he's leading from behind. i just got off a conference call the obama team put on with madeleine albright. he barely mentioned china and his mention of russia they say russia is not the greatest foreign policy challenge. when
president obama hunts for cash in california and jokes about his underwhelming performance in the debate. >> everybody here is incredible professionals, great friends. they perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. [ laughter ] >> snl agrees. >> excuse me, governor. mr. president -- >> i'm sorry. yeah? what's up? >> governor romney just said he killed osama bin laden. would you care to respond? >> no. you two go ahead. >> will...
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so obama has been more hand strong. but the debate you're trying to start is helpful. it's not helpful when we pretend everything obama does come not from liberals trying to adapt with a pretty central right country we have and are instead trying pull us back to the progressive socialist tradition. in reality obama i think is a pretty liberal guy who is operating within these contours and making a lot of compromises the way that ronald reagan did. but we get completely off track. >> that was fun. i totally disagree with both of you. this is not a center right country. it's a center left country. the problem is our politicians tell us they're going to vote in that direction, and they don't. yes, obama was elected to change the contours. he said u i'm going to bring you change. policies on the record that neither one of you can dispute that are more conservative than ronald reagan. but it was a fun conversation. david and frank, thank you for both coming on here. >> thank you. >> now let's turn to other stories that caught my eye today. a mother of two in iran set to be
so obama has been more hand strong. but the debate you're trying to start is helpful. it's not helpful when we pretend everything obama does come not from liberals trying to adapt with a pretty central right country we have and are instead trying pull us back to the progressive socialist tradition. in reality obama i think is a pretty liberal guy who is operating within these contours and making a lot of compromises the way that ronald reagan did. but we get completely off track. >> that...
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was it obama's first debate? just a bad night, or was it a rope-a-dope, meaning he said i'd rather take the punches today, i'll still get a 14-10 vote out of that committee, but if i were to attack back, it's almost like ted kennedy in the old days when he was attacked by an opponent. he decided if i attack back, i'm in the mess with them. if i don't attack back, i'll be okay. >> i think it was a mistake. it was like obama's first debate. it's like let's not try to lose this thing. i don't think that works in sports. i don't think it works in politics. >> prevent defense wasn't the answer here. >> that's right. hagel has a good case for why he believes -- for goodness sake, the last ten years of american foreign policy, these disastrous wars reaffirm hagel's basic instincts about the danger of taking america into war casually. he should have made that case. that's why obama chose him. >> do you think he has an articulation problem? is this endemic? he's going to have to stick up to a lot of people in the world, f
was it obama's first debate? just a bad night, or was it a rope-a-dope, meaning he said i'd rather take the punches today, i'll still get a 14-10 vote out of that committee, but if i were to attack back, it's almost like ted kennedy in the old days when he was attacked by an opponent. he decided if i attack back, i'm in the mess with them. if i don't attack back, i'll be okay. >> i think it was a mistake. it was like obama's first debate. it's like let's not try to lose this thing. i...
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i think it's an advantage for obama and i think debating someone like john kerry who has this sort of tortured stener toian way of talking will get him in the right groove. >> michelle s that because what romney is doing when he's debating publicly is actually hiding his genuine personality and trying to perform as someone else? >> well, i don't know that he's hiding a genuine personality. we're not entirely clear what his genuine personality but he also just doesn't have a central message. when you are debating it is kind of what every debate expert will tell you is you need a central, clear message. you don't need to approach it like a game of jeopardy. you don't need to come out with too much kind of data even. you need to have something that you can convey very easily and clearly, and it is not clear what mitt romney is trying to convey in any of these situations. >> well, don't worry, he's only been running for six years. michelle cottle, julian ep seen and michael crowley thank you on the possible last days of disco. our thanks to all of you. >>> next, it's amazing what you lear
i think it's an advantage for obama and i think debating someone like john kerry who has this sort of tortured stener toian way of talking will get him in the right groove. >> michelle s that because what romney is doing when he's debating publicly is actually hiding his genuine personality and trying to perform as someone else? >> well, i don't know that he's hiding a genuine personality. we're not entirely clear what his genuine personality but he also just doesn't have a central...
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when i debated then senator obama, i didn't criticize or belittle his lack of experience on national security issues. and he seemed to take these cheap shots. >> was it a cheap shot, liz, or make an important point? >> i think what it did is fire up the democratic base. much like how the public received joe biden, democrats loved his aggressiveness and republicans kind of, you know, criticized it. the same thing is happening today. democrats are saying obama was totally on fire. his snark was well received on the democratic side. the republicans are not as open to that and so i think with the strategy is that the democrats know and obama knows he has to fire up the base and seeing last night. >> he did take a pretty sharp tone. let's play clips here. some of the things over the course of the night. >> your strategy previously has been one that's been all over the map and is not designed to keep americans safe or to build on the opportunities that exist in the middle east. >> attacking me is not an agenda. attacking me is not talking about how we're going to deal with the challenges t
when i debated then senator obama, i didn't criticize or belittle his lack of experience on national security issues. and he seemed to take these cheap shots. >> was it a cheap shot, liz, or make an important point? >> i think what it did is fire up the democratic base. much like how the public received joe biden, democrats loved his aggressiveness and republicans kind of, you know, criticized it. the same thing is happening today. democrats are saying obama was totally on fire. his...
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they need to move on to a debate about the main issue, which is obama care. and they can bring death into the conversation and say, no, we're not calling mitt romney a murderer, what we are saying is that if he's elected president, a lot of people will die. those are two slightly different, but related issues. and to get off of bain, get off of the bain timeline and all the questions surrounding that, and get on to the main question. romney knows that ending discrimination against people with preexisting conditions is very popular in this country. he's already backing away from his support for total repeal, even though he said 100 times during the primaries that he would repeal on day one. so now as romney backs away, it's up to the obama campaign to say, hey, wait a second. i'm sure the president will do this in the debates. wait a second, you have said all along you want to repeal this thing, now don't start talking about how it's okay if you get cancer in massachusetts but you're on your own if you get cancer somewhere else. >> if health care becomes a mai
they need to move on to a debate about the main issue, which is obama care. and they can bring death into the conversation and say, no, we're not calling mitt romney a murderer, what we are saying is that if he's elected president, a lot of people will die. those are two slightly different, but related issues. and to get off of bain, get off of the bain timeline and all the questions surrounding that, and get on to the main question. romney knows that ending discrimination against people with...
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president obama. >>> let me finish with this, heavyweight battle. this is "hardball," the place for politics, life from hofstra university. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. ♪ [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... ♪ [ crowd cheering ] ...to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not a chore. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us.
president obama. >>> let me finish with this, heavyweight battle. this is "hardball," the place for politics, life from hofstra university. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ [ male announcer ] sponges take your...
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our nominee has to stand on the stage and debate barack obama and be completely different. i led 40,000 americans to washington, d.c. to the capitol to fight obama care. i didn't advocate for it. if you look at newt/romney, they were for obama care principles. if you look at newt/romney they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt/romney they were for illegal immigration problem. if you look at newtromney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. you just heard newt/romney is also with obama on the issue of the payroll extension. so, if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the proven conservative that's not newt/romney. >> you threw a lot out there. >> the debate moment grabbing a lot of headlines comes from a mitt romney exchange with rick perry over health care. >> i'm hearing you say all the right things but i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts, which should be the model for the country, i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, you know, i'm just saying, you were for individual mandates, my friend. >> you know
our nominee has to stand on the stage and debate barack obama and be completely different. i led 40,000 americans to washington, d.c. to the capitol to fight obama care. i didn't advocate for it. if you look at newt/romney, they were for obama care principles. if you look at newt/romney they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt/romney they were for illegal immigration problem. if you look at newtromney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. you just heard newt/romney is also with obama...
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by the time theta to the second debate, bill clinton was on barack obama's side. it hadn't been like that. he was trying to give obama advice, trying to tell him he didn't want to try to do to much at hofstra, didn't want to make up all the ground he lost. the president's debate team more or less rejected bill clinton's advice. they said, look, barack obama has to come out swinging in the second debate, he has to look like he's fighting for the job. the first lady was very upset about the way the debate prep had been handled during the first debate. the president had been kind of -- he got to denver late. he was in kind of a bad hotel. he had a rushed meal before the denver debate. he couldn't get his two daughters on the phone, kind of a remarkable thing for a working president not to get a working phone line. she said to david plouffe, everything has to be right for him. his food has to be right. has he to work out, get to sleep more, have his friends around him. everything about his state of mind matters. she recognized the stakes in the second debate were sky
by the time theta to the second debate, bill clinton was on barack obama's side. it hadn't been like that. he was trying to give obama advice, trying to tell him he didn't want to try to do to much at hofstra, didn't want to make up all the ground he lost. the president's debate team more or less rejected bill clinton's advice. they said, look, barack obama has to come out swinging in the second debate, he has to look like he's fighting for the job. the first lady was very upset about the way...
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president obama at camp david for debate prep. his challenger camped out in florida, including a break for flag football with the staff and reporters on the beach. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >>> and live from new york, who is that undecided voter at "snl's" town hall debate? >> we've reached our final question of the night and this is from kerry lapkiss. >> i'm waving. can you see me? can you see me? >> mr. lapkiss, please. >> libya. >> bob schieffer will do better than that tonight. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in boca raton, florida, lynn university, where the candidates will face off tonight for the very last time before election day. big moments tonight could well matter in a race that is destined for a photo finish, according to our latest polls. joining me for our daily fix, chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com, and chuck todd, nbc political director, chief white house correspondent and the host of "the daily rundown." welcome, both. first t
president obama at camp david for debate prep. his challenger camped out in florida, including a break for flag football with the staff and reporters on the beach. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >>> and live from new york, who is that undecided voter at "snl's" town hall debate? >> we've reached our final question of the night and this is from kerry lapkiss. >> i'm waving. can you see me? can you see me? >> mr....
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they want to see him debate president obama. let's back up and be realistic about newt gingrich. once people start looking at him carefully and see his relationship with freddie mac and the money he's earned, which he downplayed, which is typically not straightforward if we can say that. but also, he's got, we talk about the baggage. the baggage is significant. i mean, both in his personal life and his professional career. >> and on "meet the press" in may, he made an observation that's indeed coming home to roost about himself. watch. >> i think it's fair to say that i'm going to have one on the campaign trail. it's going to be whether i have the discipline and the judgment to be president. i think that's a perfectly fair question. >> self-awareness there. >> right. and he, you know, he's presenting himself as this great intellectual. but he's kind of, you know, there's some low-brow kind of low-balling approaches to issues such as, i mean, he wants to create a constitutional crisis right out of the gate by hauling judges in before congress with whom he disagrees. i mean that's
they want to see him debate president obama. let's back up and be realistic about newt gingrich. once people start looking at him carefully and see his relationship with freddie mac and the money he's earned, which he downplayed, which is typically not straightforward if we can say that. but also, he's got, we talk about the baggage. the baggage is significant. i mean, both in his personal life and his professional career. >> and on "meet the press" in may, he made an...
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. >>> in what's considered a bit of a preview for the upcoming debates, president obama and mitt romney were both asked about foreign policy in the middle east including about the u.s. relationship with israel. >> the president's decision not to meet with bebe netanyahu, the president of israel, when he's here is a mistake and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distanced ourselves from our friends and i think the exact opposite approach is what's necessary. >> well, look, i have conversations with prime minister netanyahu all the time and i understand and share prime minister netanyahu's insinstenc that they should not get a nuclear weapon. i feel an obligation, not pressure but obligation to make sure that we're in close consultation with the israelis on these issues because it affects them deeply. they're one of our closest allies in the region and we've got an iranian regime that has said horrible things that directly threaten israel's existence. >> both of those interview on "60 minutes" last night. newly elected president mohammed morsi is in new york cit
. >>> in what's considered a bit of a preview for the upcoming debates, president obama and mitt romney were both asked about foreign policy in the middle east including about the u.s. relationship with israel. >> the president's decision not to meet with bebe netanyahu, the president of israel, when he's here is a mistake and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distanced ourselves from our friends and i think the exact opposite approach is what's...
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tonight we're going to hear president obama and mitt romney debate some of the most pressing foreign policy issues. that's what it's about tonight. and now more than ever it's crucial for the candidates to answer the questions. in a "hardball" debate, democratic senator for the state of delaware and political analyst and my friend and former rnc chair, michael steele who was beaten brutally by reince priebus. mr. chairman, you've said you would prevent iran from gaining the capacity to build a nuclear weapon. how do you justify pre-emptive war? >> justify pre-emptive war? what do you mean? no one is talking about going to war with iran. what we're talking about is containing their ability with our partners in europe and our partners in the middle east to make sure that iran understands that in order to be a part of the community of nations, they are going to have to abide by certain are realities and the reality is, no one wants them to have a nuclear arm and so we all put economic sanctions in place, currently, yes, no problem. but also making them understand that there's a very bri
tonight we're going to hear president obama and mitt romney debate some of the most pressing foreign policy issues. that's what it's about tonight. and now more than ever it's crucial for the candidates to answer the questions. in a "hardball" debate, democratic senator for the state of delaware and political analyst and my friend and former rnc chair, michael steele who was beaten brutally by reince priebus. mr. chairman, you've said you would prevent iran from gaining the capacity...
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this is the debate that obama and netanyahu should have, a discussion, in private. and that's legitimate for netanyahu to raise. what's illegitimate, and let me put it as bluntly as i can. i have been watching the relationship with israel and the u.s. for over 20 years and i have never seen a israeli prime minister mismanage the relationship with the administration the way this prime minister has. obama is not blameless. the first year, the peace process was a disaster. but, you know, one person -- one person here is the senior and one is the junior, and netanyahu has turned this into a story about himself and obama. >> i disagree. i'm not here to criticize our president. but the fact is that in 2009, when he went to the middle east and suggested the moral equivalency between the iranians and the israelis, harping against the israelis, the fact is the israeli government does not trust the american government. and that's really the issue. not when the red line is there and where it is. this is a president who came in saying he was going to restore harmony among natio
this is the debate that obama and netanyahu should have, a discussion, in private. and that's legitimate for netanyahu to raise. what's illegitimate, and let me put it as bluntly as i can. i have been watching the relationship with israel and the u.s. for over 20 years and i have never seen a israeli prime minister mismanage the relationship with the administration the way this prime minister has. obama is not blameless. the first year, the peace process was a disaster. but, you know, one...
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it will be quite interesting to see what happens the next debate when it will be obama who will be the underdog instead. >> there were times when the president made a point, all there was sometimes a little me andering to get there. let me play one of those examples. >> i've got to tell you, governor romney, when it comes to his own party during the course of this campaign, has not displayed that willingness to say no to some more extreme parts of his party. >> that, nick, was one of the tougher times that he actually made a point to mitt romney directly. >> much of the time when president obama made points, it was done in a very professorial way. this clearly is a huge exaggeration on the part of romney. president obama could have made the part of him walking away from paul ryan's own plan on this, that essentially it leads medicare to run out of money eight years earlier. and he could press romney on why on earth he wants to redistribute money from ordinary taxpayers to hospital company shareholders. he didn't do any of that. >> speaking of pressing, which was 47%? when was bain capi
it will be quite interesting to see what happens the next debate when it will be obama who will be the underdog instead. >> there were times when the president made a point, all there was sometimes a little me andering to get there. let me play one of those examples. >> i've got to tell you, governor romney, when it comes to his own party during the course of this campaign, has not displayed that willingness to say no to some more extreme parts of his party. >> that, nick, was...